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Chapter 5 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity. “Give way all! Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice. “He's walking on the water,” explained another. “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
Chapter 5 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.”
great merriment
From this reading “That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.”
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading ““The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.”
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading “That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Give way all!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give way all!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
great merriment
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The man must be a fool,” declared Captain Mayo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
the environmental condition
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading That threat, considering the surroundings, provoked great hilarity.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Here comes a cop!” warned a jeering voice.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “He's walking on the water,” explained another.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Give way all!
Chapter 5 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast by Holman Day holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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